Households
Households without children
About this topic
Households without children includes couple-only households and lone person households, grouped by life stage. In this topic, life stage is based on the age of the household reference person rather than on the ages of all people in the dwelling.
This topic is useful for understanding the mix of younger adult, mid-life, and older households and the different housing and service needs they may have. It works best alongside household size, age structure, and dwelling type.
Interpretation notes
- This is a derived subset of couple-only and lone-person households, not a summary of all household types.
- The life-stage labels are based on the age of the household reference person, so they simplify the ages of everyone else in the household.
Key insight
In 2021, lone person households was the most common household life-stage group among households in Burnie (C), accounting for 26.5% (2,590 households). This share was higher than Regional Tas. (24%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in lone person households, which increased by 220 households and 0.3 percentage points.
Section overview
Households without children by life stage
Burnie (C) - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises households without children for Burnie (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional Tas. and change since 2016.
Households without children by life stage snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Burnie (C), with comparison markers for Regional Tas..
Couples without children
2021 count
2,186
% of total
22.4%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
2,186
22.4%
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
2021 count
334
% of total
3.4%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
334
3.4%
+0.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children
2021 count
288
% of total
3.0%
Change from 2016
+0.2pp
288
3.0%
+0.2pp
Older couples without children
2021 count
1,563
% of total
16.0%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
1,563
16.0%
-0.7pp
Lone person households
2021 count
2,590
% of total
26.5%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
2,590
26.5%
+0.3pp
Young lone persons
2021 count
638
% of total
6.5%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
638
6.5%
+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
2021 count
892
% of total
9.1%
Change from 2016
-0.4pp
892
9.1%
-0.4pp
Older lone persons
2021 count
1,060
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
+0.6pp
1,060
10.9%
+0.6pp
Group households
2021 count
205
% of total
2.1%
Change from 2016
+0.1pp
205
2.1%
+0.1pp
Chart view
Households without children by life stage change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
Couples without children
+127
-0.4pp
Young couples without children
+35
+0.1pp
Middle-aged couples without children
+35
+0.2pp
Older couples without children
+56
-0.7pp
Lone person households
+220
+0.3pp
Young lone persons
+62
+0.1pp
Middle-aged lone persons
+35
-0.4pp
Older lone persons
+126
+0.6pp
Group households
+21
+0.1pp
Data table
Households without children for Burnie (C). Households without children by life stage. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Regional Tas..
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | % | Regional Tas.% | Count | pp | |
| Couples without children | 2,186 | 22.4% | 24.9% | 2,059 | 22.8% | 24.6% | +127 | -0.4pp |
| Young couples without children | 334 | 3.4% | 3.2% | 299 | 3.3% | 3.4% | +35 | +0.1pp |
| Middle-aged couples without children | 288 | 3.0% | 2.9% | 253 | 2.8% | 2.9% | +35 | +0.2pp |
| Older couples without children | 1,563 | 16.0% | 18.8% | 1,507 | 16.7% | 18.2% | +56 | -0.7pp |
| Lone person households | 2,590 | 26.5% | 24.0% | 2,370 | 26.2% | 24.3% | +220 | +0.3pp |
| Young lone persons | 638 | 6.5% | 4.3% | 576 | 6.4% | 4.9% | +62 | +0.1pp |
| Middle-aged lone persons | 892 | 9.1% | 8.2% | 857 | 9.5% | 9.0% | +35 | -0.4pp |
| Older lone persons | 1,060 | 10.9% | 11.5% | 934 | 10.3% | 10.5% | +126 | +0.6pp |
| Group households | 205 | 2.1% | 2.2% | 184 | 2.0% | 2.3% | +21 | +0.1pp |
| Total households | 9,756 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9,039 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +717 | 0.0pp |